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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01D1BA5E.9AD35B90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks, Paul, for the wonderful summary of our spring LoonWatch event. = I=E2=80=99m glad that Pileated didn=E2=80=99t fall on your head. = I=E2=80=99ve never heard their flight being described that way, but = you=E2=80=99re right, it does kind of look precarious.=20 =20 We=E2=80=99ll have to go back to that rock in Channel Lake and see what = swallow species is nesting there. It would be wonderful if it was cliff = swallows. I miss the colony we used to have under the eaves of my = father=E2=80=99s barn. The wood duck is an excellent sighting too. = I=E2=80=99ll enter your observations in the park wildlife observation = database when I am back tomorrow. The possible Goshawk presence is = something to watch for. We seem to have far fewer than we used to (back = when sometimes trails were closed due to an aggressive Goshawk nesting = nearby). Paul, you would know of this better than I would since I = wasn=E2=80=99t there then. =20 You=E2=80=99ve put in a good plug for LoonWatch, so it=E2=80=99s an = opportunity to add: We are still looking for more folks to participate = in Keji LoonWatch, especially in the August event when we assess loon = chick survivorship. If anyone is interested, just give me a shout at = work: donna.crossland@pc.gc.ca It=E2=80=99s a free entrance day for = all LoonWatch volunteers and there are 3 free canoes to lend out at = Jake=E2=80=99s Landing, in addition to the canoes available for use that = we stash on some lakes to aid with LoonWatch. We aim to please, and = it=E2=80=99s a good chance to drive into the south end of Keji without = doing all of that portaging and paddle a remote lake. =20 I=E2=80=99ve taken the day off since the rain didn=E2=80=99t allow a = songbird count. =20 Come see us again soon, Paul! =20 Donna =20 From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca = [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of = rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca Sent: May-30-16 9:29 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Keji Loon Count =20 Hi All=20 Yesterday was Keji Loon Count day and a great day it was. The weather was perfect and the staff wonderful! Donna is to be congratulated on such a fine event. She will be glad to know that I didn't collect any of her ticks during the day after all collecting in a National Park is not allowed! I was able to go to Channel Lake with Remi compliments of Captain Norm. It was windy on the way back and the waves were up - thanks Norm. Channel Lake had it usual Pair of Loons. It has a lot of canoe traffic maybe the loons like that. There is a large rock out in the middle of the lake. Almost an island. Terns used to often nest on the rock but not this year. A few years ago there was a pair there and when you can near in a canoe one of them would come and sit on the front of the canoe. I assumed that it spent the winter on a pier somewhere south of here and was used to getting minnows from the anglers! But this year the swallows have built nests under the ledges in the = rock. We saw 2 nests about 1 m above the water. Not sure of the species but their house sure had a water view. One flew of when we were still at a = distance but we didn't get a good look. On the way back down the river a Wood Duck flew out of a tall dead = tree. and its mate joined it from another tree and they flew of through the = woods.=20 The tree is a dead pine with a hole where a dead branch dropped out. The hole is 6 - 7 m above ground. Shows the importance of dead trees. Crossing the lake we saw a raptor carrying supper home to an island. Looked like a Sharp-shinned Hawk but as it was a distance away it could have been a Goshawk. I've seen a pair of these hawks while fishing but never close enough for a positive id. There might be a nest on the = island. A pair of Broad-winged Hawks flew by as we unpacked.=20 A Barred Owl few across in front of me as I left the Eel Weir after a evening fishing. A fine day for raptors! A Pileated Woodpecker flapped across the road as I was leaving the group at Jakes Landing. They look like in danger of falling out of the = sky at any time. Rhodora was wonderful also - it doesn't get much credit for its beauty. A wonderful day thanks again to Donna for inviting me and the only down note is having to leave at the end of the day. 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